AAE40 setup ( now verified)

If Italy are smart they should be able to knock out the Med (after building a few ships  :wink: )
Then once they get that Egypt shouldn’t be too hard but, requires thought
French Africa will be done after Egypt just hoping the French won’t attack.
Then the rest of Africa will require an IC and should be Italian victory.

So even battle by the looks.

I am very disappointed about the scale of the setup in Europe when compared to Pacific. Germany only has 9 aircrafts while Japan has 28… I expected Germany to have close to 20 aircrafts so that the scaling would not be so different between both games. I only wish that, in the global game, this ridiculous difference between the setup of both maps gradually disappears after a few turns of fighting. What a shame.  :-(

San Chillos, is it possible G40 has a different setup?  Unlikely, but possible?  Eh - you’re probably right……  J just has a ridiculous number of aircraft, and Larry claims he scaled it way down.  Well, at least J won’t be able to get aircraft to Europe easily…  :-P

I’m quite surprised all the techs are the same, except mech infantry surely won’t be as great of an improvement as it was in AA50, since you can buy mech for 4.  I suppose it lets you drag along regular infantry or artillery or something.  You guys think rockets will still have a range of only 3?

I suppose LRA is still the overpowered +2  :|

EUS is 20, CUS is 12. US Euro=35. US Pacific=17. Both+30 war NO=82 ipcs.
USSR is 37 when you add 9 ipc’s from Pacific.
France is 19 in Global.

I’m rather surprised Malta is empty.

@Imperious:

United States 35 IPC:
Central USA: 1 Infantry, 1 Mechanized Infantry, 3 Bombers, 1 Major IC
Eastern USA:1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter, 1 Major IC
Sea Zone 108:1 Destroyer, 1 Transport

I guess there are 1 air base and 1 naval base in the Eastern USA…

is it me, or do the allies recieve allot, too much if concluded that US and USSR are still neutral first rounds… ?

Should Italian Somaliland have 3 INF?

@Jake:

@Imperious:

United States 35 IPC:
Central USA: 1 Infantry, 1 Mechanized Infantry, 3 Bombers, 1 Major IC
Eastern USA:1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter, 1 Major IC
Sea Zone 108:1 Destroyer, 1 Transport

I guess there are 1 air base and 1 naval base in the Eastern USA…

Hes right. Dident read the second line.

@kdfsjljklgjfg:

I’m rather surprised Malta is empty.

Malta is empty and Gibralter has a unprotected AB and NB?

@lnmajor:

@kdfsjljklgjfg:

I’m rather surprised Malta is empty.

Malta is empty and Gibralter has a unprotected AB and NB?

Exactly

They might be undefended in terms of land units, but what naval forces dose Britian have off shore?

@Clyde85:

They might be undefended in terms of land units, but what naval forces dose Britian have off shore?

Looking at djensens setup pics on twitter….nothing. Theres ships to the east but nothing is by or in malta

how do i see djensens twitter pics?

@katfishkris:

how do i see djensens twitter pics?

Heres the link http://yfrog.com/3utm3sj

If you ask me, it seems Malta won’t matter much because they’d have to get enough there to be able to sink the whole Italian navy by scrambling, or get a decent land force in there to protect their planes, which would mean getting by the Italian navy, which if you can do it, likely means the Italian navy is sitting at the bottom of the Mediterranean, in which case you don’t need Malta.

i know in the past even 1 or 2 fighters on malta has caused quite a bit of frustration for the Axis in sinking transports on their way to N Africa. also gibralter was key stepping stone for British to ferry fighters and bombers to malta and Africa.

@Proud:

@lnmajor:

@kdfsjljklgjfg:

I’m rather surprised Malta is empty.

Malta is empty and Gibralter has a unprotected AB and NB?

Exactly

Well, Larry did say the players would have to transform Malta into the “fortress” that it was historically.

OK when will the US Atantic Fleet get some respect?  Only 1 Destroyer it should at least get a CA or a Battleship

@Bluecoat1861:

OK when will the US Atantic Fleet get some respect?  Only 1 Destroyer it should at least get a CA or a Battleship

Well, it’s 1940.  And the USA has a lot of money……